Customize the Creative Cloud Desktop app

This document describes the procedures to customize the Creative Cloud desktop app using the ServiceConfig.xml.

Caution:

The procedures described in this document cannot be used for apps version CC 2019 or later. Learn More.

As an administrator, you can enable or disable the apps panel in the Creative Cloud Desktop app that is deployed to your end user.

The option to enable or disable the Apps panel is available in the Configure screen of the Create a Package workflow in the Admin Console. In Creative Cloud Packager, this option is available in the Package Details dialog.

Unchecking this option, hides the apps panel in the Creative Cloud desktop application on end-user computers.

Note:

The Show Applications & Updates via the Apps Panel option is only available if you check the Creative Cloud Desktop Application option in the Package Details dialog.

Following are the steps to enable or disable the Apps panel using the ServieConfig.xml:

In the file, locate the <feature> element and set the content of the <enabled> child element to True or False (Default) to enable or disable Elevated privileges.

<feature>

<name>SelfServeInstalls</name>

<enabled>true</enabled>

</feature>

Configure AEM Assets preferences

Adobe Experience Manager provides digital asset management capabilities that help you gain control over digital assets to deliver high-quality brand, campaign, and content experiences. Using the Creative Cloud app for desktop, you can connect to to your organization's AEM Assets repository and directly access and add files to AEM Assets.

In the file, add an aempreferences element with values for your AEM Assets instance:

<config>

<aempreferences>

<hostname>aem-assets</hostname>

<portnumber>4502</portnumber>

<driveletter>X:</driveletter>

<usessl>false</usessl>

</aempreferences>

</config>

Note:

The driveletter and usessl elements are required for Windows only

Modify registry (Windows only)

On Windows, to successfully connect to an AEM Assets instance that is not secured with SSL, basic authentication over unsecured network must be enabled in Windows. Enabling this option requires a change in the Windows Registry of the WebClient.